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New Law Creates Rating System For Connecticut Day Care Centers

Thu, 31 May 2012 13:07:00 GMT

With the goal of preparing youngsters better for kindergarten, Connecticut education officials are creating a system that will help parents assess the quality of the day care and early childhood centers where they send their children.

In Hartford, Milner School Parents Seek Answers From Jumoke Academy CEO

By VANESSA DE LA TORRE, vdelatorre@courant.com — Thu, 31 May 2012 01:31:33 GMT

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Sandra Reardon brought her newborn son to Wednesday night's community meeting in the Milner cafeteria.

High School Seniors To Be Honored

By REBECCA D. ROBBINS, rdrobbins@courant.com — Wed, 30 May 2012 21:40:23 GMT

A national nonprofit organization will honor 68 seniors from three New Haven high schools Thursday for their participation in a program that seeks to encourage students to attend college.

Manchester Not Alone In Trying To Control Social Media

By JESSE LEAVENWORTH, leavenworth@courant.com — Wed, 30 May 2012 21:07:32 GMT

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The local school district is not the first to consider establishing rules for employees' professional and personal use of social media sites.

U.S. Education Secretary Grants Connecticut's 'No Child' Waiver Request

By KATHLEEN MEGAN, kmegan@courant.com — Wed, 30 May 2012 02:16:22 GMT

— U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan visited Hartford on Tuesday to show his support for the state's newly passed education reforms and to announce that Connecticut has received a federal waiver from the much-criticized No Child Left Behind law.

Manchester School Board Avoids Teacher Layoffs, Adopts Budget With $1 Million In Reductions

By JESSE LEAVENWORTH, leavenworth@courant.com — Wed, 30 May 2012 01:55:07 GMT

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Scraping through its proposed budget, the school board managed to avoid teacher layoffs while meeting the bottom line funding for education that the board of directors had approved.

Students At Two Manchester Schools Get Free Books To Stem The "Summer Slide"

Tue, 29 May 2012 20:25:10 GMT

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For the second consecutive year, students at Nathan Hale and Washington elementary schools will receive free books to keep them reading over the summer.

Community Meeting Set Wednesday To Discuss Hartford's Milner School

By VANESSA DE LA TORRE, vdelatorre@courant.com — Tue, 29 May 2012 18:37:36 GMT

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School officials have planned a community meeting Wednesday to pitch their proposed Milner School partnership with Jumoke Academy.

Wesleyan To Offer Three-Year Bachelor's Program

By JOHN CHRISTOFFERSEN — Tue, 29 May 2012 16:43:17 GMT

Wesleyan University has announced a program that will enable students to graduate with a bachelor's degree in three years, joining a growing number of colleges offering the shorter path as a way to save students money.

Trustee Gives Quinnipiac Business School $1 Million

Tue, 29 May 2012 15:19:00 GMT

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HAMDEN — A retired paper industry executive and member of Quinnipiac University's board of trustees has donated $1 million to university's business school.

U.S. Education Secretary To Meet With State Officials

Tue, 29 May 2012 13:04:00 GMT

The nation's top education official is scheduled to meet in Connecticut to highlight the state's education overhaul.

New UConn Health Center Chief Looks Ahead

By WILLIAM WEIR, bweir@courant.com — Mon, 28 May 2012 22:16:15 GMT

Drug Discovery, Tackling State Health Disparities Among Torti's Goals

— Dr. Frank Torti, the University of Connecticut Health Center's new vice president of health affairs, says that personalized medicine could be the next big thing in health care and that he expects the university to play a major role in it.

Man, House Burn In Rockville

By DAVID OWENS, dowens@courant.com — Mon, 28 May 2012 03:07:14 GMT

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Police and the local fire marshal are investigating an incident Sunday afternoon where a man suffered severe burns to his back.

Reports Of Bullying Up In State Schools; But Definition Varies Greatly

By DENISE BUFFA, dbuffa@courant.com — Sat, 26 May 2012 01:52:30 GMT

Whenever there's publicity about bullying, Jo Ann Freiberg's phone rings off the hook in Hartford.

Suspect In Attempted Kidnapping At UConn Is Found Competent To Stand Trial

By DAVID OWENS, dowens@courant.com — Fri, 25 May 2012 22:40:11 GMT

The Ashford man accused of trying to kidnap a UConn student and who had what police described as a "rape kit" when he was arrested hours later has been found competent to stand trial.

Hartford Experiment Along For Ride As SpaceX's 'Dragon' Makes History

By VANESSA DE LA TORRE, vdelatorre@courant.com — Fri, 25 May 2012 21:37:00 GMT

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Friday turned out to be a joyous "berth"-day for commercial space flight and the Hartford school team with a science experiment aboard SpaceX's Dragon.

UConn Ear Biter Faces 1 Year In Prison

By DAVID OWENS, dowens@courant.com — Fri, 25 May 2012 21:25:12 GMT

A Torrington man pleaded no contest to second-degree assault Friday for an incident in April 2011 where he bit a man's ear off during a fight.

ACLU Says Proposed Manchester Social Media Policy Violates Free Speech

By JESSE LEAVENWORTH | jleavenworth@courant.com — Fri, 25 May 2012 17:52:00 GMT

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The American Civil Liberties Union of Connecticut on Friday urged the school board to reject a proposed policy that would regulate professional and personal use of social media sites.

UConn Grad Develops Land Mine Detector

BY WILLIAM WEIR, bweir@courant.com — Thu, 24 May 2012 21:40:16 GMT

The United Nations estimates that as many as 110 million active land mines are buried in the ground in 68 countries around the globe.

Bloomfield Adopts New Teacher, Administrator Evaluation System

By STEVEN GOODE, sgoode@courant.com — Thu, 24 May 2012 20:43:15 GMT

Teachers and administrators have agreed to a new evaluation system that calls for more frequent classroom visits, real-time analysis and an increased emphasis on student achievement.

New Britain Council Gets Message: The Schools Want More Money

By DON STACOM, dstacom@courant.com — Thu, 24 May 2012 04:13:00 GMT

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With final decisions about the city budget required in less than a few weeks, educators staged a rally Wednesday night with children and parents pleading for more money for the school system.

Teacher Evaluations: January's Dream Agreement Now On The Rocks

By KATHLEEN MEGAN, kmegan@courant.com — Thu, 24 May 2012 00:34:07 GMT

Misunderstanding On Key Issue Of Student Test Scores

In what appeared to be a diplomatic feat back in January, the state's Performance Evaluation Advisory Council heralded an agreement on a new teacher evaluation system.

Newington High School Honored By Magazine As Among Top 20% In State

By CHRISTOPHER HOFFMAN, Special to The Courant — Wed, 23 May 2012 23:18:02 GMT

Newington High School is a recipient of U.S. News & World Report's silver medal, ranking among the magazine's top 20 percent of public high schools in the state.

New Assistant Principal Appointed At West Hartford's Conard High School

By VANESSA DE LA TORRE, vdelatorre@courant.com — Wed, 23 May 2012 16:55:19 GMT

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A town resident and Wallingford principal has been named to the assistant principal's post at Conard High School, Superintendent Karen List said.

Enter The 'Dragon': Hartford Science Experiment Aboard First Commercial Flight To Space Station

By VANESSA DE LA TORRE, vdelatorre@courant.com — Tue, 22 May 2012 23:31:00 GMT

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— The rat cells have been launched into space.